Produced after the day fades into night, the hormone melatonin is most widely known for its role in sleep. However, as important as sleep is to overall health and well-being, inducing sleep is far from the only task that melatonin performs in the body: Medical researchers have known for decades that melatonin also has a […]
How Circadian Rhythms Determine Workout Success
Chronobiology is a somewhat obscure scientific specialization. In fact, most people have never even heard of it. Even so, for those of us looking to optimize physical performance, workout gains and so forth, it may just be the solution to many relevant questions and problems. Of course, the intersection of time and one’s own biological […]
Lack of Sleep and Cardiac Deaths: What’s the Connection?
Insufficient sleep and poor quality sleep have both been shown to impact health in a number of significant ways, including the health and function of the cardiovascular, immune and metabolic systems. Over the past decade, medical researchers have learned a great deal about the connections between a lack of sleep and cardiac deaths. Sleep duration […]
Why Mental Well-Being Tends to Be Higher in Summer
In a new study linking better mental well-being to the summer season, Binghamton University, State University of New York (SUNY), researchers highlight the influence of the sunny season on important factors known to impact mental state and function. These factors include sleep, exercise and diet. What is really remarkable about this study is that it […]
Why Fragmented Sleep is Particularly Dangerous for Mothers
When sleep is routinely interrupted, or fragmented, the sleep cycle and circadian rhythm can be disrupted. This disruption is dangerous to overall health and well-being, in the long-term and the short-term. Poor sleep quality and circadian rhythm disruption are linked to a higher risk of a wide variety of diseases and chronic health conditions, as […]
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